Design Director

 Elsewhere Entertainment is looking for a Multiplayer Design Director to join the development of a new IP. 

Feed your creativity while collaborating with our team of highly skilled developers to build something innovative, exhilarating, and expansively entertaining! 

As a member of the Design team, you will primarily focus on PvE experiences and be responsible for developing a cohesive vision encompassing, engagement systems, seasonal content, progressions, mission design, encounter design, RPG systems. You will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to realize and implement this vision. 

As a member of the project, you’ll help take the studio and our game from great to even better; with a focus on inclusivity, mutual respect (for ourselves and our players), thoughtfulness, empathy, professionalism, and collaboration. 

The ideal candidate will have proven experience designing and scripting for modern AAA titles and proven experience for modern multiplayer titles. 

You’ll help us by… 

• Partnering with the Game Director, Gameplay Director, and leadership team to define and drive the overall multiplayer vision for an unannounced AAA project. 

• Leading the multiplayer team in creating engaging gameplay systems, missions, and player experiences. 

• Owning multiplayer design from ideation and prototyping through to final, best-in-class implementation. 

• Building and developing the multiplayer design team-hiring, mentoring, and supporting gameplay and systems designers. 

• Collaborating closely with Engineering to develop tools supporting multiplayer implementation, including AI, RPG systems, encounter editors, and open-world event tools. 

• Creating clear design documentation such as one-pagers, content briefs, and system outlines to communicate gameplay vision effectively. 

• Leveraging technical expertise to implement gameplay systems using proprietary tools. 

• Collaborating with cross-disciplinary teams, ensuring partners are informed and aligned throughout development. 

• Providing regular feedback across multiplayer features and contributing to the overall game experience. 

• Overseeing multiplayer development throughout the project lifecycle. 

• Staying current with industry trends, emerging genres, and evolving game design practices. 

You’re awesome because you have…  

• Proven experience shipping AAA titles in lead design roles. 

• Proven experience leading multiplayer design teams and development 

• Ability to communicate design vision and to align vision within the team. 

• Experience with versatile game development tools. 

• Extensive player experience with games. 

• Extraordinary self-motivation and initiative, and a positive attitude in the face of challenges. 

• Advanced communication skills  

Bonus points for…   

• Experience working with various development engines  

Not sure you meet all the qualifications? Let us decide! Research shows that women and members of other under-represented groups tend to not apply to jobs when they think they may not meet every qualification, when, in fact, they often do! At Activision, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and strongly encourage you to apply.  

This role can be based in our Malmö or Warsaw office and follows an onsite work schedule of four days per week. Work arrangements may change at the companies discretion to meet business needs.